Fitting and tiling frame for wall mounted wall discharge water closet



Aug. 30, 1966 c c. POPE 3368,19

FITTING AND TILII IG FRAME FOR WALL MOUNTED I WALL DISCHARGE WATERCLOSET Filed Nov. 18, 1963 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. COURTNEY C. PopsFlq- 2 ATTUQ MEY Aug. 30, 1966 c. c. POPE 3,%,919

FITTING AND TILING FRAME FOR WALL MOUNTED WALL DISCHARGE WATER CLOSETFiled Nov. 18. 1963 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 F15 5 INVENTOR.

HE CSL A from NAEY United States Patent 3,268,919 FITTING AND TlllLllNGFRAME 1 0R WALL MOUNTED WALL DISEHARGE WATER CLOSET Courtney C. Pope, 120. Box 187, Haines City, Fla. Filed Nov. is, 1963, Set. No. 324,439 7filaims. (U. 4-452) This invention relates to plumbing fixtures of thetype that is installed within a wall area and with the fittingestablishing a coupling or connection between a toilet bowl or commodeand with the fittings including a sleeve that extends through a wallopening for attachment to the toilet bowl or commode.

The invention has for its prime purpose to provide a tile guard that isfitted into the wall opening to form a frame against which the exteriortile of the wall is engaged to thereby form an opening whereby amechanic may have access to the fitting through the opening Withoutcutting away or otherwise disturbing the wall tile and with the tileguard being supported upon a floor bracket, to which the toilet bowl orcommode is fixed.

The tile guard also embodies a generally square or rectangular framethat is provided with apertured wings at its upper portion and slottedbrackets at its lower portion to be suspended against movement upon theconventional bolts of the floor frame.

The tile guard is recessed at its forward side for the reception of aclosure plate that is screwed or otherwise mounted therein and with theclosure plate being provided with a cylindrical opening that hasrelatively close fitting engagement over the fitting sleeve and wherebythe opening of the tile guard is covered and sealed to prevent theentrance of vermin into the area of the fitting.

A further important object of the tile guard is to provide a framed wallopening to which the wall tile is formed and the opening of the tileguard permits adequa-t e room for access to the fitting for anynecessary service and repairs with respect to the fitting without havingto chip out a finished wall in order to make the necessary repairs.

The tile guard is applicable to encompass bends, Ts, or TYs either insingle or doubles and with the fittings possibly being vented formulti-story jobs or normally vented for single story jobs where stackserves as a vent.

More particularly the invention contemplates the provision of a pipefitting having an inlet provided with a seat for receiving one end of aconnecting sleeve; with the sleeve or sleeves having one of its endsmaintained against such seat and surrounded by a clamping ring and seal,the opposite end of the sleeve bearing against a packing in a seatprovided on the flange of a toilet bowl.

With these and other objects to be hereinafter set forth in view, I havedevised the arrangement of parts to which is described and moreparticularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein an illustrative embodiment of theinvention is disclosed,

FIGURE 1 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation of acoupling or connection means for toilets made in accordance with thepresent invention,

FIGURE 2 is a rear elevation of a tile guard for application to a wallopening,

FIGURE 3 is a vertical section taken on line 3-3 of FIGURE 1illustrating a mounting bracket for supporting the toilet bowl and alsofor supporting the tile guard,

FIGURE 4- is a fragmentary section taken on line 44 of FIGURE 2,

FIGURE 5 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a floor mountingbracket, a sleeve for connection "ice to the toilet bowl, the tile guardand the closure cover for the tile guard.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in FIG- URE 1, there has beenillustrated a dual coupling although it will be apparent that thecoupling may also be a single coupling where the coupling is mounted ina wall area to extend beyond one wall only. The coupling embodies a pipe5 that has two branches respectively indicated at 6 and 7. A baffle 8 ispositioned between the two sections 6 and 7 to direct effluent to thepipe 5 and to a soil pipe 9 and the pipe 5 is also vented by a branchline 1d to a stack 11. Each of the sections 6 and 7 are provided withhubs 12, that are recessed at 13, to receive suitable packing 14, for apurpose to be presently described. The hub is further recessed at 13 toreceive the end of a sleeve 15 to be described.

A sleeve 15 is adapted to extend into the recesses 13' and a packinggland 16 compresses the packing 14 against the adjacent side wall of thesleeve. The sleeve 15 is of conventional construction, being grooved at17 whereby to permit the sleeve to be cut away for a required length andany ragged or rough edge of the sleeve after cutting will be adequatelysealed by the packing 14. The opposite end of the sleeve bears against ayieldable gasket 19 that is fitted into the hub 20 of the toilet bowl,indicated at 21.

Fixed to the floor 22 upon opposite sides of the fitting are mountingbrackets 23. The mounting brackets 23 are provided with leg portions 24and a base 25 that is fixed to the floor in any well known manner. Thelegs 24 are provided with upper and lower slots 26 and 27, for thepassage of bolts 28 and 29. The bolts 28 and 29, see particularly FIGUREI extend through the wall opening and through a flange 21a of the toiletbowl 21. Limit nuts 30 and lock nuts 31, carried by the bolts 28 and 29serve to adjust the toilet bowl with respect to its engagement with thewall area indicated at 32. The toilet bowl mounting is for a wallmounted commode. While the fitting has been illustrated as being aT-fitting, it will be clearly apparent that the invention may also beapplied to bends, TYs, all in single and/or doubles and may also bevented for multi-story jobs or normally vented for single story jobswhere the stacks serves as a vent.

Mounted upon the bolts 28 and 29 are tile guards, shown particularly inFIGURES 2, 4 and .5. The tile guards are indicated as a whole by thenumeral 34 and embody frames 35 that have their marginal edges beveledas indicated at 36. The frames 35 are recessed upon their forward sidesas indicated at 37, forming an annular rib or seat 38. The seat 38 isprovided with threaded apertures 39, receiving screws 40 that constitutethe mounting means for a closure plate 41. The plate 41 is provided witha cylindrical opening 42, corresponding closely to the diameter of thesleeve 15 and through which the sleeve 15 extends prior to theconstruction of the Wall 32 and prior to the mounting of the toilet bowl21. The frames 34 at their upper ends are provided with lips 43 that areapertured at 44, for engagement over the upper bolts 28. Adjacent to thelower end of the frame, there are provided wings 45, that are slotted attheir lower ends as indicated at 46 for engagement over the lower bolts29 and whereby the tiling frames are fixedly mounted to be flush withthe face of the wall to be constructed and constitutes a guide for thetiling that is installed upon the face of the wall. The tiling framesthus define a rigid wall opening of sufficient size as to permit accessto the fitting for any necessary service and repairs that may benecessary after the installation has been made. It being understood ofcourse that the commodes 21 are not connected upon the bolts 23 and 29until such time w as the cover plates 41 have been fixed into the tilingframes.

In the use of the device, the fitting 5 having been installed and withthe sleeves 15 cut to a required length and seated within the seats 13'and with the brackets 23 being also mounted within the wall opening, the.bolts 28 and 29 are adjusted and locked with respect to the bracketsand with their free ends extending through the wall area. The tilingguards are installed to define a wall opening and mounted in supportingposition upon the bolts 28 and 29 where they are locked in such positionby the lock nuts 30. The cover plates 41 are then fixed into the recess37 of the tiling guard and securely fastened by the screws 40, it beingunderstood that the cover plate fits over the extended end of the sleeve15. After the tiling guards are mounted, the wall 31 is constructed andtiled and with the tile area being fitted around the tile guards 34.After the cover plate has been installed, any suitable caulking materialmay be forced between the sleeve 15 and the opening 42, securely sealingthe exterior of the wall against the entry of vermin to the interior ofthe wall. The commode 21 is then mounted in the usual manner with thecap nuts 47 compressing the gasket 19 against the extended end of thesleeve 15.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that a very novel means has beenprovided to form an access opening through the wall to permit repairs orthe like upon the fixture. The tiling guard forms a very desirable frameagainst which the tile may be formed and the cover plate 41 securelycloses the opening against entry of insects or the like that might breedin the wall area. The tiling frame establishes a guide for the tile manand leaves the finished job securely sealed and also provides adequateworking room for the plumber to make final adjustments in the area ofthe fitting within the wall and avoids any necessity for chopping awayor chipping the tile to obtain access to the fitting. The basic featuresof the fitting are that a simple and effective means of adjustment tovarying wall thickness is provided by cutting off an appropriate lengthof the inner end of the closet sleeve thereby leaving a smooth finishedouter end for contact and seal with the back side of the commode. Theragged end of the cut area of the inner end of the sleeve protrudes intothe recess 13 designed into the fitting hub so that its ragged end hasno contact with the seal ring which fits between the outside diameter ofthe sleeve and the inside diameter of the hub. While the tile guard isan ideal and desirable companion for the fitting line, it is notessential to connect the fitting installation and many installationshave been made in the past and will be made in the future without it.Also, it is contemplated that the tile guard 34- may be used inconnection with the fittings of other manufacturers.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the preciseconstruction shown, but that changes are contemplated as readily fallwithin the spirit of the invention as shall be determined by the scopeof the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. A mounting means for a toilet bowl comprising a soil pipe couplinghaving an entrance and provided with an annular seat, a toilet bowlhaving a flanged outlet, a sleeve having one end maintained against theseat, the opposite end of the sleeve seating with the flanged outlet ofthe toilet bowl, fixed means for supporting the toilet bowl, a tilingframe that encircles the sleeve and mounted in a wall opening andinterposed behind the flanged outlet of the toilet bowl flush with thewall opening to constitute a tiling guard, the tiling frame being alsosupported upon the fixed means that supports the toilet bowl and aclosure plate for the tiling frame, said tiling frame defining anopening for access to said coupling.

2. A mounting means for a toilet or commode comprising, a Wall having aframe mounted therein and defining an opening through the wall and toalso constitute a tile guard, 21 pipe coupling within the wall forconnection to a waste pipe, said pipe coupling being provided with aninlet opening, a commode that is supported upon the wall and meanswithin the wall for supporting the commode, the commode having a rearhub portion that receives a yieldable gasket, a sleeve having one endengaging the gasket and its opposite end engaging into the opening ofthe coupling, a gasket surrounding the end of the sleeve that engagesinto the opening of the coupling, and a compression ring for compressingthe last named gasket into engagement with the adjacent end of thesleeve and a cover plate for detachable engagement with the frame andwith the cover plate being provided with a cylindrical opening forreceiving a forward end of the sleeve.

3. A mounting means for a toilet or commode comprising, a soil pipecoupling having an inlet hub portion that is circumferentially recessed,a commode that is supported upon the outer side of a wall area and withthe commode having a rear hub portion that is provided with an annularrecess, a sleeve that is seated at one end into the hub portion of thecoupling and at its opposite end being seated against a gasket fittedwithin the recess of the commode hub, a gasket disposed within the hubof the coupling and a compression ring to compress the gasket againstthe adjacent end of the sleeve, a mounting bracket fixed within the walland with the bracket carrying mounting bolts for supporting the commode,a tiling frame fitted within a wall opening to be supported upon thebolts, the tiling frame defining an opening through the wall for accessto the fitting, the tiling frame adapted to receive a cover plate thatis provided with an opening to embrace the sleeve and whereby to closethe opening against the entry of vermin to the wall area.

4. The structure according to claim 3 wherein the tiling frame is formedgenerally rectangular and provided upon its forward side with acircumferential recess, the circumferential recess adapted to receivethe cover plate to effectively close the opening of the frame and meanscarried by the tiling frame whereby to support the tiling frame by thebolts that extend from the bracket and means for detachably connectingthe cover plate to the tiling frame.

5. A mounting means for a toilet bowl comprising, a coupling device thatis mounted between a pair of spaced apart walls, the coupling devicebeing of Y or other formations and having a pair of oppositely facinghubs,

the coupling having a connection to a soil pipe and a connection to avent stack, a pair of bracket devices that are fixed to a floor areabetween the wall sections, the bracket device having a base and a pairof parallel leg portions, the leg portions being slotted to receivemounting bolts, a commode for engagement with the outer side of eachwall and with the bolts extending forwardly for engagement with a flangecarried by the commode, the commode having a rear hub portion forreceiving a gasket, a sleeve that extends from the gasket to a positionwithin the hubs and compression rings for compressing the gaskets aroundthe outer circumference of the sleeve and against the inner side of thehubs of the coupling, the wall sections being provided with openings forthe passage of the sleeves and the bolts, a tiling frame fitted withinthe wall openings and with the tiling frames being supported upon thebolts, the tiling frames defining the opening through the walls wherebyto have communication with the coupling and a closure plate for thetiling frame that is provided with an opening embracing the forward endsof the sleeves, the said coupling centrally thereof being provided withan inwardly extending baflle.

6. A tiling frame for use in a wall area to define an opening to acoupling within the area between the wall and that also forms a gaugefor the placement of tile upon the outer side of the wall, the tilingframe embodying a generally rectangular open frame that is recessedcircumferentially upon its forward side to constitute a mounting recessfor a cover plate, the cover plate being secured into the recess byscrews that are threaded into extended corners of the recess, the coverplate having a cylindrical opening formed therein for the passage of adrain sleeve and with the drain sleeve being connected to a commode andto the coupling, means for sealing the drain sleeve in engagement withthe commode and also sealing the drain tube in connection with thecoupling.

7. The structure according to claim 6 wherein the tiling frame isprovided with an inwardly extending rib that constitutes the bottom ofthe recess, the rib extend- 15 ing throughout the inner periphery of theframe, the outer marginal edge of the frame being beveled, the frame atits upper end being provided with outwardly extending wings that areapertured, the frame also adjacent its bottom being provided with wingsthat are upwardly slotted, the wings adapted to be disposed uponmounting bolts for the commode.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,159,021 5/1939Groeniger 4252 2,702,391 2/1955 Schmid 4252 2,752,612 7/1956 Svabek 42522,901,754 9/1959 Manas 4252 2,932,037 4/1960 Manas l#252 3,129,437 4/1964 McClenahan 4252 FOREIGN PATENTS 597,802 9/1959 Italy.

LAVERNE D. GEIGER, Primary Examiner.

H. ARTIS, Examiner.

1. A MOUNTING MEANS FOR A TOILET BOWL COMPRISING A SOIL PIPE COUPLINGHAVING AN ENTRANCE AND PROVIDED WITH AN ANNULAR SEAT, A TOILET BOWLHAVING A FLANGED OUTLET, A SLEEVE HAVING ONE END MAINTAINED AGAINST THESEAT, THE OPPOSITE END OF THE SLEEVE SEATING WITH THE FLANGED OUTLET OFTHE TOILET BOWL, FIXED MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE TOILET BOWL, A TILTINGFRAME THAT ENCIRCLES THE SLEEVE AND MOUNTED IN A WALL OPENING ANDINTERPOSED BEHIND THE FLANGED OUTLET OF THE TOILET BOWL FLUSH WITH THEWALL OPENING TO CONSTITUTE A TILTING GUARD, THE TILTING FRAME BEING ALSOSUPPORTED UPON THE FIXED MEANS THAT SUPPORTS THE TOILET BOWL AND ACLOSURE PLATE FOR THE TILTING FRAME, SAID TILTING FRAME DEFINING ANOPENING FOR ACCESS OF SAID COUPLING.